Credit: Jiri Flogel/Shutterstock.com Montana High Court: Lawyer Did Not Have Authority to 'Unilaterally' Waive Mentally Ill Client's In-Person Appearance at Hearing
The decision reversed a state trial court that had allowed the lawyer to ultimately request and waive the man's in-person appearance in 2021, even as he said repeatedly that day over video feed that he wanted to be present in person.
April 17, 2023 at 12:14 PM
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Civil Procedure
The Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision to allow counsel for a mentally ill man to waive their client's right to an in-person appearance at an involuntary commitment hearing, ruling that the attorney needed a friend of the ill client to be in place before making the weighty decision.
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